Javier Fernandez & Antonio Najarro bring 'Flamenco on Ice' to Japan

[Sylvia]

Photo on Javier's IG (check out his latest stories) at the Japanese Embassy in Madrid earlier today: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPe5pqFSio/

Articles in Spanish:
https://www.marca.com/deportes-invierno/2019/05/09/5cd16733ca47415b6a8b4614.html

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/otro...pectaculo-de-patinaje-artistico-flamenco.html

... Makuhari los días 24, 25 y 26 de mayo y otras tres en Sendai el 31 de mayo y el 1 y 2 de junio.
Javier Fernández ha resaltado que considera que Japón es "el país adecuado" porque es el "que mas aporta al patinaje sobre hielo y más ganas tiene por conocer el extranjero, sus tradiciones, experimentar su cultura e involucrarse en ella".
Además de Javier Fernández, participarán en el espectáculo, coreografiado por Antonio Najarro, otros patinadores como Javier Raya, Celia Robledo, Laura Fernández-hermana de Javier- y Sonia Lafuente, así como con el guitarrista Jose Luis Montón, que tocará en directo la música flamenca que acompañará la coreografía.

Video of the flamenco demonstration by Fernandez & Najarro at the press conference: https://video-espanol.eurosport.com...taculo-flamenco-on-ice_vid1194678/video.shtml

ETA that the dates in Makuhari (May 24-26) and Sendai (May 31-June 2) coincide with the "Fantasy on Ice" shows in those 2 cities: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...une-2-kobe-june-7-9-toyama-june-14-16.105472/

 

[kittyjake5]

WOW how cool is that! Sound like it will be a wonderful show.

 

[LilJen]

Sounds awesome. I have no say in it, obviously, but it would be AWESOME to see Lambiel reprise his Poeta free skate in the show, still one of my all-time favorite IJS programs. (Okay, I guess he's in the Fantasy on Ice show, but. . . .)

 

[bardtoob]

Oh my ...

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2L2Lxj2mE/?igshid=1ag1uw1qlrqt3

 

[Sylvia]

Fernandez/Najarro's Flamenco number as shown in the Fantasy on Ice Makuhari show broadcast starting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukxr5UHPOPg&t=55m40s

 

[Sylvia]

Retrospective published on the ISU website today (May 27, 2019): The Javier Fernandez story

The ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2019 was his last competition. “All doors are now open,” he said, but his future remains connected to figure skating. Fernandez has started his own show tour in Spain two years ago and he wants to expand it to other countries. He performs in shows around the world, he is teaching in seminars and summer camps. The seven-time European Champion sees his future in coaching. ”I will do shows, summer camps and seminars – many things – and then I will be 100% a coach,” he offered. It is also important to him to continue to promote figure skating in Spain and to help the next generation of skaters to achieve their dreams.

 

[seabm7]

Oh my ...

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2L2Lxj2mE/?igshid=1ag1uw1qlrqt3

Here is the single clip from the same YouToube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWCd1dHecPo